Samsung Odyssey Neo G8 Review | The Gaming Monitor To Beat
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- The moment I laid eyes on the Samsung Odyssey Neo G8 earlier this year, I knew it was destined to become a candidate for the title of best gaming monitor. It marks a new milestone in gaming display - 4K at 240Hz, something that up to this point has never been done. It’s more than just a high refresh rate monitor, too. HDR performance is off the charts, especially for a VA panel, and the gaming experience is unmatched; assuming you have a rig to take advantage of everything Neo G8 has to offer. It’s the luxury sports car of gaming monitors, but just like those vehicles, the Neo G8 doesn’t make sense for everyone.
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00:00 Intro
01:01 Design & Setup
02:23 Port Selection
02:45 Performance Specs
03:20 Real-World Performance & Testing
04:46 Adjusting the Picture Settings
05:23 Gaming Performance
07:06 Comparisons to other monitors
07:59 Final Thoughts
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I can definitely see why 240hz is just slightly overkill however, great overview of this monitor 100% checking out the G7 as well!
I mean this with the upmost respect I just moved to Alienware 240hz 1080p and I can tell a difference big time, I can only imagine how a 4K 240hz would look 😩😩😩
Isn't there bandwidth limitations if HDMI 2.1 and DP 1.4 maxes out at 120/144 fps at 4K? How is 240hz even possible?
Like with anything new in pc gaming its about future proofing
their oldest Odyssey g9 not even Neo was already 240hz and 49 inches and cheaper.
The G7 sucks. The screen would flicker and after getting RMA, Black screens would randomly happen. If you set the monitor to 240hz, the latency is atrocious for esports. I had to connect an HDMI instead, but now I have a ripple or a wave that starts from the top of the screen and ends at the bottom. The tearing is random and seems to get better with a better HDMI. I wouldn't go for the headache, my two cents.
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Good timing sold one to a shopper yesterday and didn't know too much! So be cool to learn if I should get one over the G7 Neo.
Just Got the Samsung G8 Oled and love it
Makes perfect sense if you can afford it. Even when you don't get 240hz on games, you will get it everywhere else. Using your PC on a day to day basis benefits from the 240hz panel. The only downsides I see to this monitor is that it does not come with DisplayPort 2.0, and that it is not OLED. I am not entirely sure why it can't be driven at 240hz on their HDMI 2.1 ports because those have a lot more bandwidth than DisplayPort 1.4 and I thought they could also use DSC. But every other complaint I see is mostly price related.
The Samsung G8 have no problem use 240 hz hdmi or DisplayPort
I have this monitor now for a month or so maybe slightly longer, it's paired with a 6900xt which is undervolted and oced to reach 6950XT speeds and matches the 3090TI or beats it depending on the title, I have Resizable BAR enabled with a 5800x3d and 3733MHz CL14 custom tuned memory in dual rank configuration. All in all a very fast PC. While it's true that newer titles on maximum settings will not run 240Hz, people forget that you don't need to run on absolutely maxed out settings at 4K, you can easily run high settings or even a mix of medium / high settings and it still looks great. Coupled with technologies like FSR and DLSS you can even get more "free" performance without too much sacrifice. I personally enjoy playing lots of indie titles and even older titles where I can easily reach 240 FPS locked. It's an awesome feeling when running these kind of framerates at 4K. 32 Inch brings that much more immersion compared to 27 Inch and the increase in resolution means less jagged edges and farther viewable distance. And the refresh rate means smoother picture and less motion blur when moving the camera around. This all comes with a price tag, but it's worth it in my opinion.
yes well said. But what do you mean with "increase in resolution means less jagged edges"?
You meaing the shimmering edges in games that are sometimes/often visible? I have a problem with these personally on my 27inch 1440p screen.
@@Jacky1994 It's exactly like aliasing, the resolution of 3840x2160 means less aliasing. 1440P is nice but it still has lots of aliasing and it doesn't show the detail in long range distances like 4K does. You get 4x MSAA by default pretty much running at 4K is what I'm getting at. You don't need to use MSAA or any anti aliasing at higher resolutions as much.
In a world where you can OC a 6900xt that's already at a 3080 level and it is now faster than a 3090ti. Oh wait, you're one of those fan bots that refuses to see that the 6950xt is as good as a 3080ti. You don't know what a performance average is, you base it on 4 games. Yikes "But it bets a 3090ti in this AMD funded game!" What I'm wondering is why did you say you OC'ed it and now it's at 6950xt speeds and then claim it matches a 3090ti or beats it after that????? Which is it?? It can't be both LMAO. I'm going to get the 6950xt now, based on your story I should be able to OC it to 4090 speeds.
@@Jacky1994 he was talking about relative picture quality to things like "high" vs "ultra" or less anti aliasing because 4k is so pixel dense that this feature is less needed Kappa
OK so 1500.00 for monitor and like 4k for a pc that can run 4k at over 120 fps plus hardware = like 6k to play games on pc now! I've been a pc gamer for over 30 years but at 600.00 for an xbox and less than 1000.00 for decent 4k tv , makes pc gaming a niche now. Life has gotten ridiculously expensive and right now I'd rather eat and pay my mortgage then pay over 6k to play the two maybe three games I play like once a week. Rip pc gaming
I have this monitor with a 7700x x 4090 build and it’s pretty awesome to play COD, Lost Ark, Overwatch 2, Destiny 2, Forza 5 etc. all at 180+ FPS in 4K HDR. I got mine on sale for $1299 too
any screen flicker using g-sync? - samsung had that issue for years and wondering if they fixed it
@@seansean8008 no issues with my unit, you do get backlight glow on white text on all black screens but outside of oleds that’s a universal thing. Great colors and brightness and is definitely future proof!
@@HerenowgoneTomorrwI'm about to see if I can get this monitor. Over a year later, have you had any issues with screen flickering or color issues with 240 fps?
I was wondering if these "affordable", mini-LED, 4K, 144Hz gaming monitors were on your radar for review, Cooler Master GP27U and the KTC M27P20P. Please and thank you. Great job as always.
Great review. Did you notice any screen flickering with G-Sync? I have an older Odyssey which has 3 presets (off, adaptive sync 1, and version 2)- if I use version 2, the screen flickers with G-sync enabled. I bought another Samsung model about 2 years ago that only had one version of Adaptive sync, and it was the version that flickered with G-sync.
Hey! Thanks for the comment. I saw flickering twice during my review period (I mention it in my written review). I wasn't able to recreate the issue after several hours of testing, though.
I know this review is a little older, but I ended up picking up a new Samsung Odyssey Neo g8 at Microcenter today. Thank you for the review!
Do you like it?
I just picked up mine at Micro Center this week. Love it so far.
@@rickehrhardt9093
you have the oled or mini led version ? I hesitate to take the miniled version
@@MrAntastik I got the 32" (4k, not ultra wide) VAR panel...not the OLED. It is simply spectacular!
@@rickehrhardt9093 no scanline problem, I've heard a lot of people talking about that, it's kind of the only thing that makes me hesitate ?
Just subscribed. Cool channel🎉
I just bought the G8 today after trying out the odyssey G7 and seeing how it compared to my now old Acer Predator XB3. The Odyssey G7 is a fantastic monitor that only lacks the deeper blacks of the Acer and not by much.
That’s crazy. I just bought it and had the XB3 before. I’m excited to check it out
How the g8 looks and feel compared? G7 is smooth as
@@ayjie6829 other than the curve of the G8 they look very similar (G8 is white). I just wish the rear LED was a bit brighter like the G7. Both are very good monitors.
@@knytshayd is it still good ? you are still enjoying it ? you play fps games on it ?
@nizararena No, I'm not using it anymore. Not because it was bad or anything, I thought it might be the cause of an issue I was having causing black screens trying to enter the bios or going into safe mode which turned out to be my anti virus (Bitdefender) which locks the PC down completely. I was actually pretty sad I returned it since there was nothing wrong with it and I got it on sale for $1200 instead of the normal &1400. It's on sale for $900 now and I'm debating getting it again since I've been happy with the odyssey G7. I still highly recommend the Neo odyssey G8 though, that thing was beast mode for my i9 13900k + rtx 4090 👍
I just bought the refresh version of the 👽 QD-OLED panel. super excited 😁😁
also been daily driving the 27" odyssey G7 for months
Hey ! Which monitor is better between the BenQ MOBIUZ EX3210U and the Samsung Odyssey Neo G8? It’s for playing story games like The Last Of Us, Spider-man, etc. on the PS5.
QQ: when u bought it and set it up the first time do u remember what was the brightness out of box? Mine was at 13 and I could barely see anything. I had to turn it up all the way to 100. If i put brightness below 70, i cant see anything, i have to turn of all lights in the room to be able to see anything. Also when I turn on HDR screen brightness becomes dimmer than SDR mode, even though at HDR i have turned brightness to 100. Did u notice any of these in ur NEO G8 display or am I the unlucky one to get the bad bacth ? Netflix, youtube etc all the do not recognise my monitor to be HDR and never show me that option even though HDR and Stream HDR is turned on in windows.
best review on this monitor on youtube
Any soundbar or speaker recommendations?
Any suggestion for me - i do love gaming but not to a degree of building super duper rig for it, and i intend to use it with a macbook pro m2 max for some mild gaming via parallels - but mostly need it for productivity type stuff - design for the most of it... photohsop, illustrator, web stuff and general work but feel the need for sharpness and decent color accuracy. gaming is nice but on the second front and so i would probably be connecting with the xbox to it.
It’s only good until Samsung releases their QD OLED monitors. This is the future. You can’t improve LCD much more. Only make compromises.
You could put a local dimming zone behind every pixel. Oh wait :D
@@PlayJasch Micro LED didn’t even reach beta status. It is far from consumer mass market. At the moment it will cost you are fortune.
I wouldn’t spend a penny on panel/screen with burnin risk. OLED tech will die because of its low life “Organic”LED.
@@tomatoketchup1582 lol there’s always that guy. I have had my current Oled longer than my old lcd 4K screen that died after 3 years..
Mine doesn’t even half any of the newer tech that makes burn in and other issues a thing of the past. Still running as good as day one after thousands of gaming hours
@@aliessa8515 then there's always someone Like you. Does it bother you that there's two different impressive technologies that benefit different types of use cases?
I swapped out two monitors for this beast, no regrets. The quality is just phenomenal.
I have 1 also
I just ordered it, did I make a good choice for ps5?
@TheMoises1213 it's really good for console. The issue is that you're not utilizing its full potential unless you want to get a PC in the future
@@JR-jp7mi 4k 120 is the limit for p5 so I don’t mind future proofing
@TheMoises1213 ps5s don't run true 4k or mostly even 120fps most of the time. If you want to run true 4k at 120fps or 240fps you need a rtx 4090 or Intel 9 imo. The truth is that consoles are no where near PC performance
What about flickering? Rtings says that it flickers on low fps/frequency situations
One big advantage of 240hz : Frame generation. Because you can't use vsync or limit the framerate with FG, you start see tearing once you exceed your monitor refresh rate (On cyberpunk maxed out I get above120 fps in some areas)
how many nits is the max brightness with autobrightness turned off with hdr on and hdr off? I don't like autobrightness on displays since they are too dim. I prefer 1000 nits or more.
I want this for gaming yes, but can it handle work? Like word document etc..
Wat tower or pc you recommend for this monitor.
Isnt it dp 1.4 with 120Hz at 4k? So i cant use the full 240Hz because of the lack or dp 2.0?
Hi, I just bought a Samsung neo g8 and a ps5 slim. Is there a way to connect them to a pair of Sonos era 300s ?
I bought 3 Neo G8's 😎👍 Aorus Master RTX 4090 pushing the Triple 4K nicely 👌
dude what do u do for a living xd
can i have a small loan of a million dollars?
I like monitors with LED lights, even if placed on the stand and/or the rear side of the monitor. The wall behind my monitor really likes them.
Awesome monitor I m using it
Please review the Epson ls800 it is a really good large tv replacement
Help me!! out im looking for quality graphics (Resolution) in games and something thats very immersive with good HDR and Iam stuck between NEO G9 & NEO G8 and Alienware AW3423DW
The whole video you had poor Nathan Drake in the background waiting to jump on that beam, he looked impatient, he even got bitten by a damn mosquito! Dude you made him wait too long, greetings from my monitor screen.
Totally makes sense if you play competitive games like Overwatch. I got the G8 and I can't be happier. Great HDR, great responsiveness.
In Ultrawide mode does it reduce the pixels rendered? From a 1080p user having a dilemma between 1440p or 4K for a hybrid work at home and gaming setup lol.
@@mhm35 Ultrawide is 3840x1600@120hz, so yes it has reduced number of pixels from 4K still the pixels are significanrly more than 1440p
@@injurera definitely, but thanks for the feedback!
What's the refresh rate?
@@razoblicavanje42314k@240hz
i love the odyssey models with the 1000R curve. have the original g9 and plan to get this g8 eventually, currently running a 3080ti
everyone so far is having scanline issues on 240fps mode
@@jasonfallel8829 Get the Neo. I couldnt imagine going from the neo to something smaller. Only if samsung would make a 4k oled neo .
@@YoungWise2011 i wind up getting it via Black Friday sale. I dont have any issues, I am so glad that i got it for $999
My only problem right now i eye strain... because this Monitor get so BRIGHT. I bought a DESK EXTENDER from amazon because my desk isnt deep enough . Other than that i couldnt be happier .
@@YoungWise2011 reading all of the bad reviews made be so afraid to buy , but i am glad i did. Now on Amazon the Samsung Neo G8 is sold out. So glad i bought i literally 2 day before :)
The one actual problem I've heard about Neo G8 is that some people have experienced odd screen rips down the middle, which Samsung does not warranty (says its "physical damage").
Heard of this?
They fixed that in a firmware update a few months ago.
Only grabbed this because it was $999 on black Friday and for some reason they let me use a 10% coupon i had on it as well. So 899! Lol, I'm running it with a ps5, so overkill is the word! I also have a 65 inch q80t, and this thing dominates it... not that that looks bad. At $899 the overkill turns into futureproofing when gpu prices cool a bit. For now wow is this thing beautiful!!
why would you buy it when you get for a few more bucks the g9 neo? that's the real overkill.
@Chinese Queen im on console, and ultrawide isn't supported. G9 isn't 4k either.
@@ChineseQueen This one is better
@@yjzep9922that’s why I got the 8. I wanted 8k for the p5 too
Just get the AW34 for OLED and if you don't like ultrawide, go for the Neo G7 or wait a little untile there are 32" OLED high refresh.
the 32" OLEDs coming later this year aren't 4K because they still cant output it on OLED for pc monitors, go figure. Also, I don't like paying $1500+ for monitors that can still get burn in. NO THANKS! Mini LED is still KING for brightness and HDR gaming with NO burn-in for now... until something better comes along!
love this monitor
In Thailand I can get odyssey neo g8 with 650usd. Is it worth?
Just got one for $999 on BestBuy Black Friday sale. Can't wait to pair it with my 4090 7950x rig.
i got one also how are you liking it so far ??
@@alexxramirezz Haven't got it yet. It'll arrive Tuesday
@@GrayEyesWorld I know this comment was made one month ago as of the time that I am replying to you, but if you happen to see this I was curious to ask you what is the verdict on your monitor paired with your updated rig?
@@ichbinari No worries. I very much like this monitor, even though it has a few intrinsic flaws. The biggest one is scanlines at 240hz. It's not noticeable in most games unless you're looking at a uniform color or very gentle gradient. But when looking at static images like icons, especially blue or yellow colors it's very noticeable. So when not gaming I have to lower the refresh rate to 120hz which completely gets rid of the scanlines. However the refresh rate pairs excellently with a 4090. The card is so powerful that just about every game runs over 120hz, so the 240hz rate really is useful. The HDR is also great on it, second only to an OLED. It just makes me wish for a 4k 240hz OLED even more. I'd say def worth the $1k I got it at, but not really worth the $1.5k it's normally sold for.
I’m glad it’s not OLED, as I don’t wanna keep avoiding burn-ins. And also for editing and designing, OLED isn’t great at production level colour accuracy.
Honestly future proofing with your monitor makes more sense than with any other component. I'd rather have an overkill monitor and a GPU that can't keep up, than a overkill GPU on a crappy monitor. The monitor is going to look great doing everything, not just gaming, and the GPU is only good for gaming, and is just as upgradable
i have 4090 with 13900k and playing apex legends 4k 240 fps stable. also suprisingly some games like forza horizon 5 with high (not extreme) settings still runs 240 stable with 235 %99fps. so for me this monitor was a blast and absolutely makes sense. i instantly able to tell difference between 165hz and 240 hz with ease! thanks for review tho!
Fuck 4k max settings on apex 240 fps?
@@thomasborka794 nah its competitive settings with minimal input lag.
Any problems with scan lines?
@@verttisyrjala2897 there is scanlines but after few week you start forgetting they are there and simply feels like it's the correct picture. If you wiare not working with colors but only want to play games and consume media you will be fine.
@@osricvale I have a Asus Rog xg27uqr and Im thinking of upgrading to the neo g8. I would love a 240hz screen, also I've heard aside from scanlines and some other minor setbacks this monitor is excellent.
I have 4090 and with some games like Horizon and COD im hitting at 200FPS at 4k Ultra settings. Im thinking of upgrading my 4k 144hz monitor.
SCANLINE issues at 240hz mode and you cannot alter it. There are complaints everywhere , its not worth it
But sadly NEO G7 dosen't have glossy white finish on the back.
I got a rx 7900 xtx is this a good monitor to match?
my oled CX died and geeksquad gave me a store credit.
can't wait out on the 240hz asus, etc.. oled next year so just orderd this.
What would you say about using this monitor with :
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 6-Core Processor
16.0 GB RAM
RTX 3070ti
I currently have the Neo G9 49'' and is awesome, but i cannot get used to it's Ultrawide size..
Nice review!
I did use my g8 240 hz on a 2022 mod 3070 laptop. it did have 64 gb ram. I was thinking do not need a new pc, this play 4K no problem. And the size is so good.
@@terjee648 I finally decided to go safe and sold my NEO G9 and got a G7 32"at 580$ CAD.
Image is really excellent for my needs.
currently got 60FPS playing Elden Ring maxed at 240 Hz.
Thank-you for replying 👍!
Is the monitor compatible with the nvidia rtx 4080 graphics card, do you recommend that I buy it? Will I experience some screen tearing?
7 months later, yes its compatible..screen tearing, I haven't had an issue
Waiting for DP 2.1 w/7900XTX next year. No point sink money into yesterday's technology.
true
SAVAGE
And the card can’t push the performance to reach those lvls.. kind of dumb…
Still releasing 4090's without the new DP is sad
I'm patiently waiting for a good 4k oled monitor (no, the 42 inch asus isn't a proper monitor as it's way too big to fit on a desk)
What about the 4070 ti ?
Go away!
How dare you give Sonic Frontiers a 1 out of 5 !!
Awesome monitor!
Monitor to beat - do you think this or the AW3423DW is the better buy?
0:50 to point out, since the 4090 is using an old display port standard, you won't be able to go past 4k at 120hz using 24 bit color.
how come the word "scanlines" was not uttered once in the entire video??? Help me out guys...
What's a good vertical monitor to pair with this one?
Another one of these just flipped vertically :P
Waiting for the flat, IPS, G70B release. It will hopefully fix the scan line issue with VA panel at high refresh rate.
with lots of blooming , like all miniled ips panels
buy va panel if you go for local dimming, else you may have fun with lots of blooming. Take the odyssey G7T, which is VA, the G70A is IPS, has lower contrast ratio
Guys I want a bit of help here, my old ASUS PG27UQ which costs me 2500£ let me down a lot of issues now is not even starting i want to get another 4k gaming monitor no matter the price but not ASUS is Samsung a better choice?
i have a 4090 and a 13900ks, rn im debating between this and the new 57" G9 which is basically just two of these things strapped together as one monitor. i think ill stick with this one because i like having some desk space at all.
I got the 32' G8 for my 4090 and 13900k. Absolutely no regrets, its been ~6 months and 0 issues with the monitor.
I don't know if I got lucky with the unit or what. Also got a dual gas loaded Arm for this monitor
And yea, got it for less than 1000$ so no other monitor comes even close to this deal
@@_robyn_ can it do 240hz with the 4090? are you locked at 120hz?
@@digitaliceblast It can do 240hz with 4090.
The default DP cable is good but kinda short in length. I got a longer one from Ugreen
@@_robyn_ right out the box? I don't need to download any third party software? I have the g9 57 inch but it's locked at 120hz. I'm so disappointed. I'll definitely pick up the g8
The curve is a heart breaker. Waiting on a 32" 4k 240hz to justify an upgrade from my 1440p 165hz.
Curved in stupid on anything other than super ultrawide. This monitor needed to be flat.
False. It works and looks great
Can i get 240hz at 1440 on Destiny 2, using a 3090.
Maybe the cable management channel would not work all that well for vertical users.
This monitor just hit 1199.99 on Amazon. Definitely thinking about it now at that price point
yeah, version without G-SYNC ... I looked on TH-cam and still haven't found the G8 with G-SYNC, I already bought it, it says G-SYNC on the left side and Full G-SYNC specifications, it costs 1670 euros
there are 2 or 3 G8 versions, you have to search and you will find it
just hit $
1,000 totay
Cool Vid.. This monitor would be a option if it wasn't for that stupid curve. I have no idea why manufacturers keep curving 32 inch monitors.. it looks so weird. 16:9 monitors curved tend to look pretty dumb. One of the major reasons why curved TVs died a quick death.. lol If this monitor was a flat panel it would be a no brainer
They did a survey on it and the majority of the people prefers curve
what problems did You encounter?
Will a 6900xt run it?
i have the neo g7, i just cant stand the VA panel with some gsync flickering issues. other than that its fine
it shouldnt have these issues. somethings wrong with your settings
this is the comment i was looking for- several samsung models have bad flickering when g-sync is enabled
Is it safe to do work on this? Like I want a monitor for gaming but also for work. Microsoft word heavy type of work. Do I risk of burn ins?
No, you only get burn in on OLEDs. This is a VA panel.
So yes, it is safe for work? And what about qd OLEDs? Is that safe for work and gaming?@@luke1804
It’s actually not true.. yes it’s unlikely to get burn in on the display type but it ain’t impossible… With that said seeing it on sale right now it’s a fantastic buy especially for me because I’m waiting for QD OLED to fix the purple look and perhaps a bit brighter.. both should make them more usable in a room with normal light.. my oled TV loook fantastic as long as the window directly ahead of it is closed.. otherwise light really doesn’t effect it.
I have this monitor but I have it sitting now since I got the neo G9 the hdr is way better on the neo G9 and it’s also a lot brighter and looks way better imo
NO it does NOT liar 🤣🤣 G8 is still the best for now... until ASUS releases its own 240Hz refresh beast later this year, but ONLY at 1440p because they still can't get OLED to 4K res on pc monitors!!!
@@UptownNYC lmao ok I had both sold my g8 it was good I personally like the neo g9 better as it looked better and hdr dynamic was better to me and looked better and brighter in game I don’t care what you looked up I got to judge them both side by side I chose what I chose both good monitors tho 🤷♂️
@@pjjacome1632 Uhm, okay then why not wait before spending all your $$$ on a G9 before the new LG/ASUS ROG QD-OLEDs come out?? Its only like 2 more months? I'm personally waiting on reviews of those before buying a G8/G9. I can hold out with my cheapy LG 4K IPS monitor a bit longer until then. My 4090 needs a quality display for 4K output 😁
@@UptownNYC I got my neo g9 for a steal months ago for 900$ and I’m running it with a 4090 pc build don’t need to wait honestly this is good enough for me will there be better things that come out for sure but I’m good with my setup tho and this monitor is bright the colors are great and I’m getting great frames and playing warzone 2 and other games in this aspect ratio has been crazy good and so immersive
Curious if the Ultrawide setting on this effectively makes it a 1440p monitor instead of 4K? I only have a 4070, but would love 4K for scenic gaming and for working from home.
I'm in the market for my first gaming monitor, i currently have the Asus ROG Zephyrus Duo15 laptop (RTX 3080)
My question is: Should I buy the Samsung Odyssey Neo G8 monitor or look for something else?
I've owned one now for over a month it's beautiful to play on. I've been playing god of war ragnarok and modern warfare 2 at 4k 120hz on a ps5.
What is the refresh rate range when using Gsync or freesync?
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Thoughts on me buying this for my PS5? Thanks for your feedback!
@Chuma Visions Sounds great! Hows it feel when playing online?
Get an lg c2 far better
@@matthewrezuke8130 Went with the Neo G7 instead, 42" too large for my needs. But I may end up buying one too for when I have people over and want to play with multiple people. I am stationed at a desk with the Neo G7 and I love it! Thanks for your feedback I defs saw the LG C2 as the only other option. The Neo G8 his having way too many Quality Control issues, and the 240hz is great but the PS5 can't output that.
Hardware unboxed showed horrible scanlines at full refresh rate at 4k, big red flag unfortunately
they are biased against samsung. just get your own unit and return it if you dont like it
No its not i am using the monitor
@@aditya7955 maybe it got better with software updates since the review but they literally showed a close up of the screen at 4k 240 hz and there were bad scanlines across the display, especially on colors like blue and red
@@nivoo5korin120 there is some scanlines but it is not horrible like you said. if you are pure content consumer it will not bother by any means. especially with 4k around 60 70 cm viewing distance you can barely see them and most of the time easy to forget them!
Mine has scanlines so bad at 240 Hz that I'm forced to leave it at 120 Hz. Definitely not what I paid for, and I'm beyond the return window :( I'd trade this thing in for a G7 in a heartbeat. Also Samsung appears to have given up on this monitor. They haven't released any firmware updates, which I was HOPING FOR to fix scanlines. Very sad.
This vs LG UltraGear 27GR95QE-B? Both are on sale and is for an gtx 4090, thank you bro11
Just got this for $899 at micro center!
enjoy !!! its so good , but almost make sure you have a graphics card that uses DSC so you do not experience any problems
Samsung offered me a good deal ($600 including tax)... im loving shooting hdr video. I have a laptop.with a samsung oled monitor that does hdr but my desktop is far more powerful. Excited and cant wait for this to arrive..
How is it? Now that you have it.
I own a SAMSUNG Odyssey G7 32"
Looking into getting getting a new monitor and stuck between Neo G8/G9.
Do not buy a g9
@@Masoch1st I bought a G8
@@batzraph708 but they are essentially the same? do you even notice a difference?
@@GalloPhilips between?
I bought the ark, love it... to expensive though lol
I have this monitor after waiting for 10 years to upgrade. Let me just say this. Once you have a taste of this monitor and you spend some time with it fully utilizing it for gaming, web browsing, and everything else trust me when i say…theres no going back to anything else. I paired this monitor with a completely new rig. I913900 and ofccourse the rtx 4090. Im getting more snipes in bf2042 than i ever had before and i run it in 4k 240hz getting around 100-180fps
Also let me say this. You dont have to go to oled. The g8 oled they r coming out with has less than 240hz i think its like 175hz. But the non oled va G8 panel is buttery smooth 240hz with the monitor feel. You really only need oled for non gaming in my opinion.
But can it do 240hz, doesnt 4090 only have displayport and this hdmi?
Dude your statement in your comment in my exact situation im in. I want to wait for G8 OLED but I’m not wanting to go from 240hz back down to 175hz. I also don’t wanna have to babysit a OLED monitor and walk away wondering, “Did my screen saver come on”
@@ayjie6829 Huh?
@@ayjie6829 whilst i agree with you i just ordered ne thinking of the future. I have a 13900k and 3080TI. When the 5090 arrives i have a feeling that everything will nicely come together
Well as someone coming from a 1440p OLED considering this because I fear the burn in, does the Ultrawide setting effectively make it 1440p? I can afford a quality monitor for working from home, and gaming, but I can't afford that 4090 lol. My PSU only supports my 4070.
To get the advantage for 4K at 240fps you need to get the RTX 4090 or wait for RX 7900 XTX, also lower graphics settings to achieve 240fps in most of the games.
Not most games. Some. You'll easily hit 240 in loads of games. You'll hit 400+ in ow2
or just use fsr/dlss.
I have this and a 3080 Ti and run 4k 240hz with it.
RTX 3090 I9 11900k 64gb ram with my new G8 at 4k 240fps all day
@@Masoch1st I don't Like OW2 that much because i regrat buying OW1
** Here is all my favorite settings list of both SDR and HDR **
I tell you guys this Samsung Odyssey Neo G8 is very good monitor.
But...
You have to know how to work the options on the monitor itself to be able to get these visuals!
But if you got the G7 Neo model then just try see if that good for you...
This is very important settings with " Saturation " this give more color for to both SDR and HDR.
Well, best settings is Saturation with 58 or 60 or 70.
I use 70 for both SDR and HDR.
Depending on which movies or games to run.
See and test what is fit well best.
Also important that " Local Dimming " to High or Auto.
Sometimes better use with High and sometimes better use Auto, depend on.
But you need use both High and Auto, However use often with High.
If you like can use also with Low, but i never use Low.
"Local Dimming" is important for both SDR and HDR.
This thing has do with Mini-LED.
You can change " Contrast Enhancer " On or Off, if you like it.
" Black Equalizer " 13 is great but you can change from 9 to 16 or up to 20 if you like it.
9 to 16 is great
" Contrast " with 75 and 80, 90 and 100 fine.
You can change Gamma Mode 1 or 2 or 3.
I use 1 and 2.
Even you can change " Color Tone "
I use Normal and Warm 1 and Natural.
" Adaptive-Sync " is On this is good thing so you can use with G-Sync Compatible to enable if you wanna it.
But make sure turn off V-Sync in game.
If off G-Sync, you can use V-Sync.
I don't use G-Sync due they are not support to all games also i don't need that.
You can have " Adaptive-Sync " on and without use G-Sync and just enable V-Sync.
If you turn off " Adaptive-Sync " You can use with " Response Time " and " Low Input Lag ".
I don't use " Low Input Lag " Just keep on " Adaptive-Sync ".
If you turn on " Adaptive-Sync " will work run with G-Sync or FreeSync.
HDMI or DisplayPort both work to run with G-Sync or FreeSync.
My " VRR Control " is On.
Well better use with HDMI than DP.
HDMI can get 12-bit color, with a lot color than 10-bit.
But make sure set on output color depth 12-bit SDR in PC.
This monitor model HDMI 2.1 get only 120Hz max at 4K.
If guys wanna run with DisplayPort at 240 Hz but get only 10-bit color.
This monitor support 12 bit color, That Amazing...
If you run HDMI on PC and don't forget turn off HDMI audio in Nvidia Control Panel or in Sound Control Panel, If you wanna use from motherboard audio ports or PC sound card.
If you have problem monitor like when is flickering or glitching or other just turn off power in OSD buttons then turn on power.
If this not help then just restart PC in Windows.
Then is all good again.
I think DP is better than HDMI for that Samsung Neo Odyssey G8.
Almost zero issues for flickering or nothing at all.
I think HDMI got more issue.
This is just small problem, not big deal.
I did try only with PC Windows DP & HDMI.
I don't know about with Consoles at HDMI if have problem with flickering or other.
I did read from someone comment and he said about Scanlines problem..
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What i learned watching hours of reviews
240HZ = GAMING ONLY (Scanlines are not noticeable while gaming )
120HZ = OFFICE WORK / VIDEO (Eliminates scanlines)
*Get used to scaling your MONTIOR depending on the type of work you are doing.
*SWITCH TO 240hz while GAMING
* SWITCH TO 120hz while doing OFFICE WORK
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You know that settings on SDR will have different settings save from HDR on, If you run HDR will have other settings save.
So you can have two options SDR and HDR settings for saves. Great right?
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Like Viktor say:
You have to know how to work the options on the monitor itself to be able to get these visuals!
By
Viktors Reality
Name TH-cam video:
ODYSSEY NEO G8 4K 240hz CoreSync XBOX Cyberpunk 2077
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Make sure change " OnScreen Display " > " Display Time " to 200 sec
You should know they all my settings Picture Mode like Custom, FPS,
RTS and ect ect mean just like 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7.
Just pick what fit well for right now.
So this all my favorite settings list for SDR and HDR
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This one settings is good when someone is tired on the eyes or feel too strong for light.
Picture Mode Custom
Brightness 43 between 80
43 or 65 or 80 is good
Contrast 75
Sharpness 60
Color Tone Normal
Red 50 Green 50 Blue 50
Gamma Mode 1 or 3
Saturation 50 or 58
Contrast Enhancer Off
Black Equalizer 13
Local Dimming Auto
SDR
Or you can keep same at brightness 100, then change settings,
Eye Care>
Adaptive Picture On
Min. Backlight 10 between 0
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Picture Mode FPS
Brightness 100
Contrast 75
Sharpness 60
Color Tone Normal
Red 50 Green 50 Blue 50
Gamma Mode 1
Saturation 70 or 58
Contrast Enhancer Off
Black Equalizer 13
Local Dimming High
SDR
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Picture Mode RTS
Brightness 100
Contrast 90 or 100
Sharpness 72 or 60
Color Tone Normal
Red 50 Green 50 Blue 50
Gamma Mode 1 or 2
Saturation 70 or 58
Contrast Enhancer Off
Black Equalizer 16
Local Dimming High
SDR
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Picture Mode RPG
Brightness 100
Contrast 90 or 100
Sharpness 72 or 60
Color Tone Normal
Red 50 Green 50 Blue 50
Gamma Mode 2
Saturation 70 or 58
Contrast Enhancer On or Off
Black Equalizer 16 or 13
Local Dimming High
SDR
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Picture Mode Sports
Brightness 100
Contrast 100 or 90 or 80 or 75
Sharpness 60
Color Tone Warm 1
Red 50 Green 46 Blue 40
Gamma Mode 1 or 2
Saturation 70 or 58
Contrast Enhancer Off
Black Equalizer 13
Local Dimming High
SDR
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Picture Mode sRGB
Brightness 100
Contrast **
Sharpness 60
Color Tone **
Red ** Green ** Blue **
Gamma Mode 1 or 2
Saturation 80 or 70 or 58
Contrast Enhancer Off
Black Equalizer 13
Local Dimming High
SDR
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Picture Mode Cinema
Brightness 100
Contrast 75 or 80 or 90 or 100
Sharpness 60
Color Tone Normal
Red 50 Green 50 Blue 54
Gamma Mode 1 or 2
Saturation 70 or 58
Contrast Enhancer On
Black Equalizer **
Local Dimming High
SDR
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This settings for HDR
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Picture Mode Custom
Brightness 100
Contrast 75 or 80 or 90 or 100
Sharpness 60
Color Tone Normal
Red 50 Green 50 Blue 50
Gamma Mode 1
Saturation 50 or 58
Contrast Enhancer off
Black Equalizer 13
Local Dimming High
HDR
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Picture Mode FPS
Brightness 100
Contrast 75 or 80 or 90 or 100
Sharpness 60
Color Tone Normal
Red 50 Green 50 Blue 50
Gamma Mode 1
Saturation 70 or 58
Contrast Enhancer Off
Black Equalizer 13
Local Dimming High
HDR
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Picture Mode RTS
Brightness 100
Contrast 90 or 100
Sharpness 72 or 60
Color Tone Normal
Red 50 Green 50 Blue 50
Gamma Mode 1 or 2
Saturation 70 or 58
Contrast Enhancer Off
Black Equalizer 16
Local Dimming High
HDR
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Picture Mode RPG
Brightness 100
Contrast 75 or 80 or 90 or 100
Sharpness 60
Color Tone Natural
Red 50 Green 50 Blue 50
Gamma Mode 2 or 1
Saturation 70 or 58
Contrast Enhancer On
Black Equalizer 13
Local Dimming High
HDR
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Picture Mode Sports
Brightness 100
Contrast 75 or 80 or 90 or 100
Sharpness 60
Color Tone Warm 1
Red 50 Green 46 Blue 40
Gamma Mode 2 or 1
Saturation 70 or 58
Contrast Enhancer On
Black Equalizer 10
Local Dimming High
HDR
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Picture Mode sRGB
Brightness 100
Contrast **
Sharpness 60
Color Tone **
Red ** Green ** Blue **
Gamma Mode 1 or 2
Saturation 80 or 70 or 58
Contrast Enhancer Off
Black Equalizer 13
Local Dimming High
HDR
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Picture Mode Cinema
Brightness 100
Contrast 75 or 80 or 90 or 100
Sharpness 60
Color Tone Normal
Red 50 Green 50 Blue 54
Gamma Mode 1 or 2
Saturation 70 or 58
Contrast Enhancer On
Black Equalizer **
Local Dimming High
HDR
That's alot of info bro, thanks for taking your time to write this
İ love you❤😂
Just ordered this baby for 850 open box. Let’s see what it can do. I have the LG Oled 27 and the LG 4k 27GP950. Hopefully this destroys my non oled
How does it compare to the oled? I just bought it yesterday for $550. Wanted an oled but couldn’t pass up the deal lol
@@eduardojelo how did you get it at that price?
I had this monitor for a few days and returned it. The matte coating is awful and kills the deep blacks. The curve is also too aggressive. The combination of the two really kills the contrast- especially in the corners of the FOV. Also, the local dimming is noticeable with a dark background on the windows menu. That last point I can let slide but the first two are deal breakers. If this screen were semi gloss or gloss and had less/no curve, I'd keep it.
Great review , better than the video 😅
coolermaster gp27u is a decent alternative $799 4k @ 160hz ips 576 zones no blooming issues hdr 1000 with peak 1200 calibrated from the factory 10 bit panel
@@ployth9000 it's only 27" though so that wouldn't work for me. I need at least 32"- preferably larger
Why the hell would you want a glossy display? I can’t stand glossy panels. If you turn on the lights or have windows opened you can’t see anything.
@@mybuttsmellslikebutterbut207 the same reason countless other folks want glossy. You think OLED manufacturers make glossy screens to annoy people or because they know what their customers want?
Paid 1k for this last week direct from Samsung, no scan lines, no dead pixels. The image quality is unbelievably crisp and bright. Blacks are black, not grayish. My 4070ti can run most games 4k at acceptable frame rates. On the hunt for a 4090 now.
You tried any OLED monitors like the Alienware too?
not yet oled, because g8 is the daddy@@francescosorci5595
@francescosorci5595 Those are only 1440p ulteawide though. Which sucks. 4k oleds come out in 2024
Would wait for the 5000 series GPU's.
I have the Alienware OLED and quite honestly it's not a great FPS Gaming monitor. Some people aren't as limited as you would suggest, I'm looking for probably the LG / Corsair 45-in OLEDs pairing with an EK cooled RTX 4090 and i9-13900K to replace my RTX 3090 and i7-12700K; CPU-Z 9MM3CZ
My biggest complaint this year and it's always something is that the RTX 4090 doesn't have DisplayPort 2.x which is pretty damn stupid on Nvidia's part. Last year the problem was no DDR5 which is why I returned my i9 and did a cheaper build.
Impressive, however, too big for me (and possibly others too). I just snagged this and it gives me a massive headache within 10 minutes of me using it. I have tried turning the brightness way down to 15, lowering the RGB colors to 40, 40, 40 and even enabling 'Eye Care' mode... Unfortunately, this thing still causes these weird tension headaches that last 2-3 days... I'm not sure if it is the sheer brightness that the mini LED backlight panel emits, the VA panel technology, or if it's the screen's curvature that is causing this... Regardless, I'll probably be returning this within the next few days and going back to a 27" flat, 1440P panel =/.
Turning off local dimming reduces the eye strain a lot
@@kylekermgard I don't think it's eye strain as much as it is head pain that is caused by this monitor. I have local dimming disabled as well and still get the headaches =(
@@NippleSauce for me it's eye strain that leads to headaches. I've been considering selling it.
Pretty sure the headaches are from your brain trying to process why you spent this kind of money on something so terrible.
@@larkan511 Nah, it was due to the curvature of the screen. The display itself was pretty damn nice. In fact, it was probably the best screen/display that I have ever seen in my life. The screen's immense curve is what was causing the headaches as your eyes end up being shown the same image at different distances unless you're sitting more than 3 feet away from your display - which isn't easily possible when gaming on a PC lol.
Regardless, I have returned that pizza and will be getting something that's less expensive and isn't curved at all.
It seems cool, but I absolutely hate white so 😅 I'll just stick with my 28" G7. It's a amazing monitor anyways lol.
Does this monitor have usb c input so you can use a Mac?
Yes it does
also ummm isnt HDMI 2.1 faster than Dp 1.4? so why isnt 240hz on 4k for HDMI?
Likely because display stream compression isn't available on the HDMI port
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Think getting this for a ps5 is overkill?
I bought the Neo G7 for $100 more before these monitors went onto sale and I don't know if I should buy the Neo G8 instead
The nego g8 is better
I have the G9 Neo with a 4090 been looking for a 4K monitor for games that take advantage of 4K. I’m stuck between this and an Oled since I already have an Ultrawide monitor.
Samsung needs to make the neo oled 4k. Only way im jumping ship from my neo. ITs an amazing monitor even paired with my 6900xt. Trying to get my hands on a 4090 at msrp.
@@YoungWise2011 yes I agree I just picked up the ASUS ROG PG48UQ, and games look amazing on it. Keep checking Best Buy they have had some stock in the last week come and go for the 4090.
Should i buy this for $950 or wait for 2024 and get an oled? Hmm
This monitor has so many bad customer reviews, I wonder if they pay for this positive videos. Cheers.
Hi, since you are super professional, I ask you! I have a rtx 4090, and I want to buy a samsung neo g8... On amazon there are 2 versions there is the 2022 version (1100€) and it is hdr10, and the 2023 version, more expensive (1400€) which is "quantum hdr2000"
I would like to understand which of the two to buy, since there are no reviews of the 2023 version, I'm not rich, and I don't want to throw away my savings, but if it's really worth it, if there is really better hdr on 2023, if they have solved many problems, I would be happy to spend 1400€ to get the best monitor. Unfortunately there are none 32" oleds.... I have a tv but I suffer from motion sickness.. On the other hand if there are better monitors than the neo g8 2023, I'd be happy to hear it... I searched a lot for these answers on internet, but of the neo g8 2022 vs 2023, there is no trace even on the Samsung site where they sell it from... Thanks in advance, also from all (too many) those looking for an answer to this question... : )
Hey did u find the difference between the two yet ? Im stuck with the same question as you
Just waiting for a 40inch curved 4k not sure why they dont have one yet. The 55inch one is an overkill and more like a tv though
40 inch is a bit big for a monitor. I used to say the same thing, coming from 65 inch tvs I'm 6 feet away from. But honestly this monitor has me moving back from my normal seating position quite a bit . It's meant to sit right in front of at a desk.
@@yjzep9922 its actually perfect, so i dont haveto sit close and hurt my neck. I get more head shots also because the heads are bigger so it makes sense, plus i see more in the distance. My kd actually improved